#1Famous people · Groveport
Groveport’s famous people span 107 years: 5 births from 1888 to 1995
Dawuane Smoot, the American football player, is the most widely known, written about in 5 languages. Second place goes to the professional golfer Pam Higgins, third to Al Scheer. The list’s best known name, Dawuane Smoot, dates from 1995. 4 of them are athletes, more than in any other field.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Dawuane Smoot
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1888
Al Scheer
Youngest
1995
Dawuane Smoot
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Groveport’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Groveport’s famous people were born
Births peak in the 1990s, with 1 people born in that decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Groveport
Dawuane Smoot leads with articles in 5 languages, ahead of Pam Higgins (3) and Al Scheer (2).
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Known for
What Groveport is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.3 times.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Groveport and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (3)
- Dawuane Smoot: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Amor L. Sims: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Simone Biles: Ocoudis, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons